Nigeria: Court Warns Oyo Monarch Over Land Grabbing

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has warned Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko, that he may be made to face contempt of court for continuously trespassing on a piece… Read more »

Nigeria: I Live in a Rented Apartment in Abuja - Dangote

Africa's richest man, Mr Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays whenever he is in Nigeria's capital city is not his personal property. Read more »

Nigeria: Banditry - Katsina Elders Flay Badaru, Matawalle, Ask Tinubu to Sit Up

The Katsina State Elders' Forum has criticized the 'ineptitude' of the two ministers of defense, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar and Bello Matawalle over the lingering problem of banditry… Read more »

Nigeria: 7 Years After, Lagos Resumes Monthly Sanitation Cancelled By Ambode

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Sunday, flagged off re-introduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state, barely seven years after the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria-EU Partnership On Tech Innovation Will Unlock Nigeria's Economy - Govt

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has said the collaboration between European Union (EU) and the federal government will help to enhance research in… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt to Domesticate World Bank's Inclusive Business in 36 States

The federal government has announced plans to domesticate the World Bank's inclusive business model in all the 36 states of the federation as part of efforts to boost efficiency… Read more »

Nigeria: Supreme Court Bars Governors From Holding Local Govt Funds

The Supreme Court has delivered judgment in the suit instituted by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors on local government autonomy. Read more »

Nigeria: El-Rufai's Mockery of UBA Sani Backfires As Tweeps Dig Up Dirt-Littered Kaduna Streets Under Him

Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has been knocked on social media for taunting his successor, Governor Uba Sani, on X. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt to Review Inherited Projects Requiring Additional Funding

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday stepped down memos for some major inherited projects requiring additional funding. Read more »

Nigeria: Conflicting Court Orders - CJN Vows to Deal With Errant Judges

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, expressed strong disapproval on Wednesday regarding the conflicting judgments issued by courts of coordinate… Read more »

Nigeria: Samoa Report - Govt to Await Position of Media Ombudsman

The federal government has said that it is awaiting the report of the ombudsman, following the complaint it made challenging a report by the Daily Trust on the Samoa Agreement… Read more »

Nigeria: Borno Govt Reintegrates 8,490 Repentant Boko Haram Members

The Borno State government has disclosed that it has successfully reintegrated 8,490 repentant Boko Haram members through the Borno Model process. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Threatens to Revoke Sale of Interior Ministry's Ikoyi Property

The federal government has threatened to revoke the sale of residential quarters belonging to the Ministry of Interior in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: Centre for Crisis Communication Reviews Nigeria's Security Sector, Wants De-Escalation of Tension

The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has conducted a comprehensive assessment of the performance of Nigeria's security services based on media coverage in June 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC Seeks New Oil-Backed Loan to Boost Finances

Nigeria's NNPC is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, its chief executive told Reuters, as pressure mounts on the… Read more »

Nigeria: Hardship - Tinubu Has Shut His Doors, Even Some Ministers Can't See Him - Ndume

Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over the rising cost of living and food scarcity. Read more »

Nigeria: I Don't Think Nigeria Needs Livestock Ministry - Ex-Presidential Aide

Laolu Akande, a former aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria may not need a Ministry of Livestock Development proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: How Emefiele Moved Funds From CBN Into Wife's Account - Witness

An Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has narrated how Mr Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), moved funds to his… Read more »

Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Ita Enang Asks National Assembly to Sue Govt

A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Ita Enang, has urged the National Assembly to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the signing of treaties. Read more »

Nigeria: How Fela Escaped MKO Abiola's Death Trap - Seun Kuti

Seun, one of the sons of Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has alleged that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, set up his father for death. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Sisters Who Drowned At U.S. Beach Laid to Rest

The funeral service of two Nigerian teenager sisters, Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, who lost their lives while swimming at New York's Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn,… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Creates New Ministry, Inaugurates Livestock Committee

President Bola Tinubu has created created the Ministry of Livestock Development. Read more »

Nigeria: FIFA Bans Katsina Utd From Players Registration

World football governing body, FIFA has banned Nigeria Premier Football League side, Katsina United alongside twenty-two other African clubs from registering players. Read more »

Nigeria: Pressure Mounts On Govt to Release Nnamdi Kanu

Pressure is being intensified on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Suspends Taxes On Yam, Rice, Other Food Products

The federal government has approved a 150-day duty-free importation of maize, husked brown rice and wheat as part of measures to combat rising food inflation in the country. Read more »